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12th July

A new Willie Nelson album, Countryman, is released in the USA on Columbia Records. The album is a collection of reggae covers, available with two alternative front covers. One features a palm tree, the other because of pressure from Wal-Mart stores, features a marijuana leaf.

A Los Angeles, California, USA, judge dismisses heroin and cocaine possession charges against rock singer Scott Weiland, dating back to 2003. Weiland was formerly the vocalist of Stone Temple Pilots and is currently with Velvet Revolver.

Jem Finer, banjo player of The Pogues, wins the New Music Award, presented by the PRS Foundation For New Music. The award, worth £50,000, is for his innovative composition Score For A Hole In The Ground.

US President George Bush signs into law a bill, designating the U.S. postal facility at 4960 West Washington Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, USA, as the Ray Charles Post Office Building. The bill was sponsored by Congresswoman Diane E. Watson.